‘Bridgerton‘ & ‘Derry Girls’ Star Nicola Coughlan Set For Canneseries

Nicola Coughlan will be feted at Canneseries. The Derry Girls and Bridgerton star will receive the Konbini Commitment Award at the event, which takes place on the Cote d’Azur in late April. Coughlan will take part in a sit-down interview and then receive her accolade in the iconic Lumiere Theater in Cannes’ Palais des Festivals. Coughlan’s recent work includes a role in the Doctor Who Christmas special. She will next be seen as Silky the woodland fairy in the upcoming adaptation of Enid Blyton’s The Magic Faraway Tree alongside Andrew Garfield and Claire Foy.

‘Shin Chan’ Movies Set For India

A pair of films from TV Asahi’s Shin Chan franchise will be released in India. Shin Chan Our Dinosaur Diary and Shin Chan The Spicy Kasukabe Dancers In India will released locally through multiplex operator PVR INOX Pictures. Dinosaur Diary will land on May 5, with Kasukabe Dancers in India debuting during Diwali season in October. Both will be released in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu and Japanese with English subtitles. The Shin Chan TV series originally launched in India in 2006, airing daily on Hungama TV before switching to Sony Pictures Networks India-owned Sony Yay! in May 2024. The brand follows a five-year-old who constantly gets into trouble and, together with his baby sister, never fails to keep things interesting. Maiko Sumida, Head of Animation Sales & Development at TV Asahi, said: “2025 is likely to become a major milestone for our Shin Chan team. It has been our long-standing dream to release Shin Chan the movie in theatres in India, the movie superpower.”

‘Wolf Hall’, ‘Supacell’ & Industry’ Face Off At RTS Awards; ‘Mr Bates’ Lands Two Noms

Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light, Supacell and Industry will face off for the Drama Series gong at the RTS Awards this year. The BBC, which makes Wolf Hall and Industry, leads the way at the awards noms this year, with 45 noms. The year was a good one for Monica Dolan, who is nominated twice, once for Mr Bates vs the Post Office in Leading Actor – Female and one for her turn in Sherwood for Supporting Actor. Mr Bates vs the Post Office is also up for the newly-combined Limited Series and Single Drama category. Dolan is up against One Day’s Ambika Mod along with Anna Maxwell Martin for ITV’s Until I Kill You. In the male category, Ben Whishaw has a nom for his turn in Netflix’s Black Doves. He will come up against Adeel Akhtar (Shwotrial) and Lennie James (Mr Loverman). Elsewhere, The Traitors has two noms, one in Entertainment and one in Entertainment Performance for host Claudia Winkleman.

Directors UK & Producers Set Out Guidelines On “Respectful” Work

Directors UK, BBC Studios, ITV Studios and Pact have set out new guidelines over how production companies will work with directors. These guidelines include the director’s creative role being “respected,” the first time this has been put down on paper. Other principles include “prep time is vital” and “producers and directors must comply with policies addressing respectful working conditions,” coming at a time when the latter is in the spotlight. “Producers and Directors will work together to deliver the production’s commitment to Diversity and Inclusion and production training,” adds another of the nine prongs. Directors UK CEO Andy Harrower said: “The best television is made when everyone in a production team works well together. These principles underpin the director’s role as one of the key creative leads on a production, ensuring that their craft is respected and understood.

Tower Peak Partners Sets IP Investment Plan

Global investment firm Tower Peak Partners (TPP) is launching a plan to develop IP across numerous fields, with an initial focus on entertainment and sports. In particular, the emphasis will be on “audiovisual production and distribution, and sports rights.” The London-based TPP has hired Elisa Alvares, the founder of investment advisory firm Jacaranda Group, to lead the initiative as Managing Partner and Chief Investment Officer for Global Rights & Intellectual Property. “There is a real opportunity for a range of entertainment, sports and publishing investments in a series of strategic high-growth markets,” said Alvares. “We have experienced and witnessed institutional investors increasing their interest and allocations towards intellectual property assets, particularly within audiovisual, music, publishing, video games rights,” added Catachanas. “These industries have been subject to significant structural changes and present a range of very interesting investment opportunities for investors.” TPP launched in June last year and has offices in London, New York, Rio de Janeiro and Panama City.